Department of Justice – California Globe

An SEC Desperately In Need of Housecleaning Gets a President Uniquely Positioned to Clean House

November 14, 2024 11:39 amNovember 15, 2024 9:11 am

About twenty years ago, a Securities & Exchange Commission Enforcement (SEC) attorney in the New York office ignored the original allegations against Bernie Madoff during the same time period that attorney was also investigating Donald Trump for dubious claims. This fact has never been publicly disclosed. It is nevertheless emblematic of an agency that has...

Newsom Vetos Out-Of-Home Care Worker Background Check Bill

September 16, 2024 4:57 pmSeptember 16, 2024 4:57 pm

A bill that aimed to shift the cost of background checks for out-of-home care workers from In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) to the California Department of Justice was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom over the weekend, citing cost concerns. Assembly Bill...

Hunter Biden Shocks Prosecutors By Switching To a Guilty Plea

September 6, 2024 2:45 amSeptember 6, 2024 2:46 am

In a shocking move at the Los Angeles Federal Courthouse on Thursday, President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, pled guilty to nine counts of federal tax charges, reversing his not guilty plea from earlier this year and facing up to...

Bill to Require Gun Owners to Have DOJ Approved Safes Passes Senate

January 30, 2024 2:30 amJanuary 30, 2024 2:31 am

A bill to require gun owners to have a Department of Justice approved safe or lockbox to keep or store a firearm in a residence was passed by the Senate on Monday, moving the legislation to committees in the Assembly....

Judge Freezes AG Bonta’s Rule Seeking to Find Discrimination Where There is None

January 29, 2024 8:20 amJanuary 29, 2024 8:20 am

A judge in Sacramento halted the implementation of a new rule imposed on police officers in the state in which they would be required to include their gender identity when reporting traffic stops. The rule was implemented by a so-called...

Julie Su Sued Over Freelancer Rule

January 17, 2024 3:34 pmJanuary 17, 2024 5:04 pm

The new federal rule Julie Su’s Department of Labor issued last week regarding freelance workers now has its first direct legal challenge, with the Pacific Legal Foundation yesterday filing a suit calling the new rule arbitrary, capricious, and, in fact,...

Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty To Nine Counts At An LA Federal Court

January 11, 2024 5:56 pmJanuary 12, 2024 7:11 am

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, pled not guilty to nine counts of federal tax charges on Thursday in a Los Angeles courtroom, with federal Judge Mark Scarsi setting the trial date for the case to begin on...